 spell wizard level 1 school divination reversible range 0 comp v s m duration 1 rd level cast_time special aoe 1 item level save none when an  identify  spell is cast magical items subsequently touched by the wizard can be identified the eight hours immediately preceding the casting of the spell must be spent purifying the items and removing influences that would corrupt and blur their magical auras if this period is interrupted it must be begun again when the spell is cast each item must be handled in turn by the wizard any consequences of this handling fall fully upon the wizard and may end the spell although the wizard is allowed any applicable saving throw the chance of learning a piece of information about an item is equal to 10 per level of the caster to a maximum of 90 rolled by the dm any roll of 96-00 indicates a false reading 91-95 reveals nothing only one function of a multifunction item is discovered per handling i e a 5th-level wizard could attempt to determine the nature of five different items five different functions of a single item or any combination of the two if any attempt at reading fails the caster cannot learn any more about that item until he advances a level note that some items such as special magical tomes cannot be identified with this spell the item never reveals its exact attack or damage bonuses although the fact that it has few or many bonuses can be determined if it has charges only a general indication of the number of charges remaining is learned powerful 81 - 100 of the total possible charges strong 61 - 80 moderate 41 - 60 weak 6 - 40 or faint five charges or less the faint result takes precedence so a fully charged   ring of three wishes   always appears to be only faintly charged after casting the spell and determining what can be learned from it the wizard loses 8 points of constitution he must rest for one hour to recover each point of constitution if the 8-point loss drops the spellcaster below a constitution of 1 he falls unconscious consciousness is not regained until full constitution is restored which takes 24 hours one point per three hours for an unconscious character the material components of this spell are a pearl of at least 100 gp value and an owl feather steeped in wine; the infusion must be drunk prior to spellcasting if a   luckstone   is powdered and added to the infusion the divination becomes much more potent exact bonuses or charges can be determined and the functions of a multifunctional item can be learned from a single reading at the dm dm's option certain properties of an artifact or relic might also be learned 